India Trip_014

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Open scrapbook with an evening photo of Ganga Aarti and a handwritten note with decorative elements.

Title: India Trip_014
Alternative Title: India Trip
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2014
Description: The image displays an open scrapbook featuring two pages with various elements. The left page shows a photograph of an evening scene with multiple illuminated altars and people near a river, likely depicting the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi. Above the photo, the pages are decorated with an ornate pattern in beige and gold with text indicating "Tuesday, 4 February 2014" and a hotel card from "Nadesar Palace." Below the photo, the words "aarti" and "Varanasi" are visible, adorned with floral patterns and a small image of a man sitting. The right page contains a handwritten note in black ink on a white background. Several cutout images are pasted, including an illustration of a woman holding a trident, a photo of a shoreline with boats, and images of people in traditional attire.
Identifier: 030_013014-021714_india_book
Dates Completed: January 30, 2014 - February 17, 2014
Keywords: Taj Mahal; Golden Book Encyclopedia; Safeway; Columbus Nebraska; Mahatma Gandhi; Mughal art; Indian spiritual texts; India travel; Gretchen Dykstra; Northern India; Mumbai; Elephanta Caves; Varanasi; Panna National Park; Khajuraho; Agra; Jaipur; Jodhpur; Udaipur; Delhi; $14,000 cost; Dallas Morning News pension; Pennies from heaven; Mani Bhavan; Dhobi Ghat; Ganges River; Funeral pyres; Nadesar Palace; Hotel luxury; Panna forest safari; Elephants; Tigers; Sacred sculptures; Oberoi Hotel; Rambagh Palace; Jaipur textiles; Quilt purchases; Umaid Bhawan Palace; Garden of Cosmos; Tara Homes; Gandhi memorials
Transcription: TUESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2014
Nadesar Palace
Varanasi, India
A Taj Hotel
MON
FEBRUARY
3
2014

mountbatten room, our every wish is anticipated + taken care of, i know that outside of the walls of this very prominent architecture point in time + space, are the miseries and struggle of life grind on. BUT at this moment, I am appreciating paradise, and this amazing opportunity that gracious + blessed been given. Thank you
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Is Part Of: India Trip
Relation: Image Gallery